Director, Career Development

Quinnipiac University; North Haven (CT); In loco; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Quinnipiac University School of Law seeks a Director of Career Development to lead career advising, employer and alumni engagement, and professional-development programming that advances student outcomes. The role partners with the Associate Dean to implement initiatives strengthening the law school's reputation and opportunities for graduates.

The Director will develop programming, expand employment pathways, and supervise a team within the Career Development Office, driving data-informed

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 years experience working in the legal field in a JD required or JD advantage role.
• Significant experience in career counseling, attorney professional development, JD education, or legal recruitment, preferably within a law school.
• Strong communication, analytical, writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent counseling, coaching, and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and establish relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the legal job market, legal practice areas, and career paths in the legal profession.
• Facility with computers and learning new systems.
• Imagination, flexibility, and empathy needed to help students think outside the box and be thoughtful and active developers of their own careers.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, alumni, employers to serve students and enhance the reputation of the law school.

Mansioni

• Advise and support students and recent graduates regarding career planning, employment strategies, interviewing, networking, clerkships, internships, and post-graduate opportunities.
• Review application materials, including résumés, cover letters, and writing samples.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to students across a variety of career paths and practice settings.
• Monitor and participate in the CDO's document-review process through 12Twenty and other career-development platforms.
• Serve as a primary advising resource for students and alumni.
• Develop and implement strategies to expand employment opportunities for students and graduates.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with law firms, corporations, government agencies, public-interest organizations, and other employers.
• Represent Quinnipiac Law at employer events, bar association activities, networking functions, and professional-development programs.
• Partner with employers to create internships, externships, summer opportunities, and post-graduate employment pathways.
• Maintain and strengthen key institutional employer relationships currently supported through the Career Development Office.

Conoscenze

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Formazione

JD Required

Strumenti

Computers and quick-learning

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Quinnipiac University invites applications for The Director ofCareer Development. Serving as a senior member of the CareerDevelopment Office team, the Director of Career Development, playsa central role in advancing student career outcomes. The Directorprovides individualized career advising, cultivates employer andalumni relationships, develops professional-developmentprogramming, and expands employment opportunities for QuinnipiacLaw students and graduates. Working closely with the Associate Deanof Career Development, the Director helps implement strategicinitiatives that strengthen the law school's reputation, employerpartnerships, and career outcomes.

About the School

The Quinnipiac University School of Law is a student-centered lawschool with an outstanding and accessible teaching faculty, a 6:1student-to-faculty ratio, an impressive range of externship andclinical opportunities, and a focus on collaboration and mentoring.The law school resides in a state-of-the-art facility on theuniversity’s North Haven Campus, with a dynamic community ofadvanced programs including Quinnipiac’s School of Medicine.

Quinnipiac Law enrolls almost 400 students pursuing a juris doctordegree or one of six joint degrees (combined degrees with otherdisciplines), including the JD/MBA. The law school offersconcentrations in civil advocacy and dispute resolution; criminallaw and advocacy; cybersecurity and information privacy; familylaw; health law; intellectual property; international law andpolicy; tax law; and workplace law.

The School of Law is deeply committed to student success, barpassage, and career outcomes, and has made targeted investments inacademic excellence, experiential learning, and curricularinnovation, including expanded integration of skills-based anddoctrinal instruction.

Quinnipiac is fully approved by the American Bar Association and isa member of the Association of American Law Schools. For moreinformation, please visit https://law.qu.edu/

Responsibilities

Career Advising and Student Coaching

• Advise and support students and recent graduates regardingcareer planning, employment strategies, interviewing, networking,clerkships, internships, and post-graduate opportunities.
• Review application materials, including résumés, cover letters,and writing samples.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to students across avariety of career paths and practice settings.
• Monitor and participate in the CDO's document-review processthrough 12Twenty and other career-development platforms.
• Serve as a primary advising resource for students andalumni.

Employer Engagement and Opportunity Development

• Develop and implement strategies to expand employmentopportunities for students and graduates.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with law firms,corporations, government agencies, public-interest organizations,and other employers.
• Develop and implement outreach strategies to expand employerpartnerships and hiring pipelines in strategic growth sectors,including business law, tax law, insurance law, and other areasidentified by the School of Law.
• Represent Quinnipiac Law at employer events, bar associationactivities, networking functions, and professional-developmentprograms.
• Partner with employers to create internships, externships,summer opportunities, and post-graduate employment pathways.
• Maintain and strengthen key institutional employerrelationships currently supported through the Career DevelopmentOffice.

Professional Development Programming

• Design, coordinate, and support programs that advance studentprofessionalism and career readiness.
• Assist in planning and execution of Bridge to Practiceprogramming, including Integrated Professionalism.
• Coordinate networking events, employer panels,judicial-engagement opportunities, lunch-and-learn programs, andsimilar initiatives.
• Support major institutional events that connect students withthe bench, bar, alumni, and legal community.
• Assist in administration of the Yale Sappern Fellowship andrelated professional-development initiatives.

Strategic Partnerships and Career Outcomes

• Collaborate with law faculty, administrators, alumni,employers, and university partners to improve career outcomes.
• Participate in strategic planning and assessment initiativeswithin the Career Development Office.
• Support data collection, reporting, communications, and otheractivities related to employment outcomes.
• Assist in developing and implementing initiatives designed to improve student employment opportunities and strengthen employerengagement.
• Serve as an ambassador for Quinnipiac Law within the legalprofession.

Education Requirements

• JD Required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience working in the legal field in aJD required or JD advantage role.
• Significant experience in career counseling, attorneyprofessional development, JD education, or legal recruitment,preferably within a law school.
• Strong communication, analytical, writing, organizational, andinterpersonal skills.
• Excellent counseling, coaching, and interpersonal skills withthe ability to build rapport and establish relationships withdiverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the legal job market, legal practice areas, andcareer paths in the legal profession.
• Facility with computers and learning new systems.
• Imagination, flexibility, and empathy needed to help students“think outside the box” and be thoughtful and active developers oftheir own careers.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, alumni,employers to serve students and enhance the reputation of the lawschool.

Special Instructions to Applicants

The anticipated salary range for this position is $85,000 –$115,000. At the time of offer, the final salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, including relevant education, experience, skills, and competencies, as well as internal equity and market considerations. Quinnipiac University offers eligible full-time faculty and staff a comprehensive benefits package that may include health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, education benefits, and retirement benefits.

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November 05, 2026 Eastern Standard Time